Hame-fastener.



No. 658,550. Patented Sept. 25, I900.

a. LITTLE. I,

HAME FASTENER.

{Application filed Feb. 20, 1900.)

(No Mpdal.)

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UNITED TATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL LITTLE, OF EAGLES MERE, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAM E-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,550, datedSeptember 25, 1900.

Application filed February 20, 1900. Serial No. 5,984. (No model.)

To (Ml w/mm it Wtcty concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL LITTLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Eagles Mere, in the county of Sullivan and State ofPennsylania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inflame-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hame-fasteners;and its primary object is to provide a strong and durable device of fewparts and which is effective in operation.

A further object is to provide an adjustable device of this characteradapted to unite the hames upon a collar of any size and having meanswhereby the hames may be readily drawn together and held securely andfirmly in such position.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings showing the preferred form of my invention,and in which- Figure 1 is an elevation showing the fasteuer in use. Fig.2 is a similar view of the device unfastened, and Fig. 3 is a view ofthe parts of the fastener detached.

Referring to said figures by numerals of reference, 1 1 are the hames ofa harness, each provided at the end with a ring 2 2, respectively, oneof which, 2, is engaged by a hook 3, formed at one end of an angularsecuring-bar 4, having a rectangular passage 5 formed therein adapted toreceive the stem 6 of an enlarged eye portion 7. The stem is provided atsuitable intervals with threaded openings 8 for the reception of athumb-screw 9, adapted to limit the forward motion of the stem withinthe passage 5.

The ring 2 of the hame l is engaged by a hook 10, formed on the end of apreferablycurved securing-bar ll, slotted at its opposite end, as at 12,for the reception of a lever 13, which is pivoted upon a bolt, rivet, orother suitable device 14, passing through the This lever is providedupon its upper edge, near the pivot, with a toe or projection 15, asshown, and may be of any desired form.

In operation the bars 4 and 11 are swung upward upon the rings 2 and 2and lever 13 is inserted down through the eye 7. As the lever is turnedupward the eye 7 will slide thereon toward the pivot 14, drawing thehames closer together. When the movement of the lever reaches its limit,the eye will bear against the toe 15 at a point above the pivot, therebypreventing the lever from swinging down and unlocking the parts.

It will be understood that when it is desired to adjust the fasteningsin order to semodifications may be made therein without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and I thereforereserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scopeof my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a hame-fastener the combination of an angular bar having a hookthereto; a stem slidably mounted in a passage in said bar; a screwlimiting the movement of the bar; an enlarged eye portion to the stem ahooked securing-rod; a lever pivoted therein and adapted to engage saideye portion; and a toe to said lever.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL LITTLE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM PARMETER, DANIEL WELLIVER.

